http://www.rockymountainnews.com The Colorado Physicians Insurance Companies (COPIC) and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association aren’t often on the same page. But they do agree on one point: COPIC – the nonprofit, doctor-run medical malpractice carrier – plays hardball. We don’t think that’s a problem. In fact, the forceful tactics COPIC employs in defending its members against […]

http://www.theage.com.au More than $150 million was paid out last year to Australian patients and their families who sued their doctors for malpractice following injury or death. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released a report on Thursday into medical indemnity insurance that found about 2500 claims were made against doctors in 2005-06. The figure […]

The Denver Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com Colorado’s COPIC Insurance Co. has fired back at proponents of Senate Bill 248. The medical malpractice insurer, in a statement issued Wednesday, claims the bill would not be beneficial for consumers, specifically targets COPIC and would benefit lawyers who sue doctors. The bill was introduced in the Colorado Legislature on […]

The Associated Press https://www.iht.com The problem was obvious to anyone who looked at the middle-aged woman: After surgery to correct a drooping eyelid, her eyelid was too high. After a second operation, it was too low. Dr. Michael Migliori had the delicate task of telling the woman she needed a third operation. He began with […]

http://www.fortwayne.com Indiana’s 1975 malpractice law that established medical panels to examine claims and capped malpractice awards was designed to check the free-for-all that makes malpractice insurance prohibitively expensive in many other states. Though the law could use some fine-tuning, it accomplishes those goals while maintaining the basic rights of malpractice victims to be compensated. Some […]

http://www.webwire.com Virtual reality (VR) simulators should be used to teach doctors new skills and will soon become a standard tool for medical training and surgical procedures, an Emory physician says in the April edition of Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. “This approach has great potential to allow inexperienced physicians to acquire meaningful new procedural skills… […]

Ready to Bite Into a Bigger Piece of the Profit Pie By Jennifer Schraag http://www.surgicenteronline.com Today’s healthcare market is ever-changing — that’s a given. But it’s the way it is currently evolving that is so intriguing. The old adage “bigger is betterâ€? is more relevant than ever in the industry, and just as ambulatory surgery […]

Kathleen O’Dell Springfield News-Leader http://www.news-leader.com Members of the Missouri Academy of Physician Assistants from across the state gathered at the Capitol today to urge lawmakers to protect patient access to quality health care by supporting legislation that establishes new guidelines for the supervision of physician assistants. Barring guidance from the legislature, the state Board of […]

The Associated Press http://www.phillyburbs.com THE ISSUE: Pennsylvania health-care professionals who aren’t doctors , such as nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician’s assistants , face restrictions in state law and regulations that limit their ability to provide basic medical care. THE PROPOSAL: Gov. Ed Rendell has called for lowering those barriers, allowing nonphysicians to perform tasks […]